Argumentative Essay: The Death Of Michael Brown

On the day of August 9, 2014, Michael Brown was shot by a white police officer that goes by the name of Darren Wilson. WIth a black vs white case, there is always bias either towards the white police officer or the black victim. In the daily media, there is an abundance of misinformation that is perpetuated by the Audience. Many news outlets have articles on the shooting of Michael Brown, some of those interviewed the officer who shot him, what had occurred moments before his death, and the aftermath of his death had. One source, Darren Wilson explains why he killed Michael Brown by Terrence McCoy published on November 25, 2014, has a Left center Bias where they often publish factual information, that may require further investigation and

In one piece of the article, it states “Complete coverage on Ferguson shootings and protest”. “ It's unclear how many times Brown was shot. Mitchell said it was "more than about five or six" times. Johnson said it was more than three, and Brown's mother said she was told he was shot eight times. Some witnesses said they heard as many as 10 shots. Belmar said only that it "was more than just a couple." This source is not the most credible because they have lackluster evidence with wishy-washy statements that make the reader assume they do not what actually happened. In the article they hide a lot of whys and whats, once again making the audience realize they don't truly understand the full support of the article and shooting. Another piece that proves this is, “One thing is sure, though: What police say were self-defense by the yet-to-be-named accuser doesn't jibe with the accounts of those who say they saw the encounter.” The effect on the reader from this missing the point fallacy is it makes them not understand the text to its full desire. It makes the audience only know half of what is going on. This has a negative effect on society because they can now have all the facts 100% true and right. Causing more of this missed point article. The article is unequipped for the distribution of information. Although It does give little understanding of what manifested, there is not enough of it to make you think, oh this is a great article that has no bias and is credible. The question should be how can you fill in the blank spaces to fully understand this text. In this source, the media is the perpetrator for the misformation because it had wishy-washy information that led to untrue and not fully developed